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JET Rapid

JET Rapid Wire

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Operating Manual

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Page 1: ...JET Rapid JET Rapid Wire JET Rapid Wire PI Operating Manual V1 02 Please keep for future reference ...

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Page 3: ...Seite 1 Release R 1 02 JET3up RAPID ...

Page 4: ...ed Plus 12 3 4 Technical data of the High Speed Line 14 3 5 Overview about the printheads 17 4 Available inks All types of the High Speed series 21 4 1 Ink selection of the High Speed Line 21 4 2 Cleaning requirements 22 4 3 Hydraulic settings 23 5 Operation and Software 24 5 1 Print and printstyle parameters 24 5 2 Print modes of the High Speed Line 24 6 Adjustment of the printhead 27 6 1 Printhe...

Page 5: ... Marking Coding Systems Daimlerstraße 14 D 78532 Tuttlingen Federal Republic of Germany Phone 49 74 61 92 86 0 Fax 49 74 61 92 86 1 99 E mail vertrieb leibinger group com Service hotline phone 49 74 61 92 86 8 63 Service hotline fax 0 74 61 92 86 8 69 Service hotline e mail service leibinger group com American Branch Office Paul Leibinger Numbering Machine LTD 2702 B Buell Drive East Troy WI 53120...

Page 6: ...rials and manual extracts as a result of innovative further development of our devices Texts illustrations and technical drawings have been compiled with the greatest of care Nevertheless errors cannot be excluded Consequently no warranty can be assumed for the correctness of the content of this manual and no claims can be asserted against Paul Leibinger GmbH Co KG We shall be grateful for informa...

Page 7: ... before starting to read accurate not only this supplement manual but the main manual Only the main manual contains all necessary descriptions to get sure that either by an failure electrical connection or a failure using an injury of the device and or an exposure of the operator or third persons happens Important Information There are several significant differences between the JET3up and the pri...

Page 8: ... as fast as possible It is only through the use of inks and solvents from Paul Leibinger GmbH Co KG that optimum operating characteristics can be achieved Should other inks and solvents be used all warranty claims will expire PRODUCT LIABILITY No alterations whatsoever must be carried out on the entire Rapid device No liability will be accepted for damage or dangers resulting from inadmissible alt...

Page 9: ...irmation The warranty presupposes that the device or the installation is operated correctly in accordance with the available warranty conditions and any possible additional manuals and descriptions prepared by us At this point we wish to make explicit reference to the fact that it is only when using solvent and ink from Paul Leibinger GmbH Co KG that the optimum operating characteristics can be ac...

Page 10: ...ecifically trained and qualified about the handling with ink and solvent Before the first usage of the printer in particular the operating manual as well as the safety data sheets of the ink and solvent have to be read and noted Operational and safety checks of the installation were carried out before it left the factory In case of improper handling or misuse however there are dangers for the heal...

Page 11: ... operating manual accessible to the printer operator and has to ensure that the operator has read and understood it Personnel in training can work on or with the inkjet printer only when supervised by an experienced operator 2 3 Dangers due to electrical energy ELECTRICAL WORK The electrical and electronic components of the high performance printer are under voltage The device must only be opened ...

Page 12: ...Page 10 High Speed Line Release R 1 02 2 4 Conformity ...

Page 13: ...n values and ambient conditions Input voltage frequency 100 240 V 50 60 Hz Power consumption Ø20W Temperature range 5 C bis 45 C Relative humidity Max 90 rel humidity not condensating 3 2 Cabinet Material Stainless steel Dimensions w d h 486mm 286mm 446mm Weight 20 5 KG Protection class IP 54 ...

Page 14: ...roplets With the head ventilation there is a constant air stream at the outlet of the print head that works like a protective shield against the remains of ink droplets that burst on the surface of the substrate Example print head ventilation of the RAPID Wire PI with stepped head cover The print head of the JET Rapid Wire PI during the printing process The ink jet is illustrated as a series of re...

Page 15: ...r the pressure control 1 4 bar 20 305 psi Recommended flow 2 l min JET Rapid Wire PI 2 l min Speed Plus Warning Operation is only permissible with clean dry oil free and filtered compressed air Size of filter 8 μm Using compressed air that does not meet these requirements may cause serious damages to the print head Attention Make sure that there is a permanent compressed air supply The printer doe...

Page 16: ...e chapter 4 1 Ink selection of the High Speed Line Oscillator frequency 128 kHz 128 kHz Nozzle size 55 µm 50 µm Available print modes Same print modes as JET3up Up to 32 dots Line Mode 3x7 tower 3x7 tower small 5x5 5x5 small 5x5 speed 5x5 speed small 7x5 7x5 speed Print lines Multi line up to 5 lines Single line Pressured air required No Optional available Yes 2 l min Applications JET3up applicati...

Page 17: ...ion of the High Speed Line Please see chapter 4 1 Ink selection of the High Speed Line Oscillator frequency 128 kHz 128 kHz Nozzle size 50 µm 50 µm Available print modes Line Mode 3x7 tower 3x7 tower small 5x5 5x5 small 5x5 speed 5x5 speed small 7x5 7x5 speed Line Mode 3x7 tower 3x7 tower small 5x5 5x5 small 5x5 speed 5x5 speed small 7x5 7x5 speed Print lines Single line Single line Pressured air ...

Page 18: ... 4 1 Ink selection of the High Speed Line Oscillator frequency 96 kHz 96 kHz Nozzle size 60 µm 60 µm Available print modes Line Mode 3x7 tower 3x7 tower small 5x5 5x5 small 5x5 speed 5x5 speed small 7x5 7x5 speed Line Mode 3x7 tower 3x7 tower small 5x5 5x5 small 5x5 speed 5x5 speed small 7x5 7x5 speed Print lines Single line Single line Pressured air required Yes 2 l min Yes 2 l min Applications P...

Page 19: ... the SK6 print head of the JET3up The JET Rapid works with the same print modes as the JET3up Due to the higher operating speeds the recommended distance between print head and substrate is 15 mm Shorter distances bear the risk of contaminating the print head Larger distances may have a negative effect on the quality of the printouts 217mm Ø 43mm Recommended 15 mm ...

Page 20: ...only available with the beveled head cover which provides single line printouts up to a speed of 800 m min It was designed for high speed applications and substrates that are not suitable for the JET Rapid Wire with its stepped head cover Printhead mechanic Head cover Option SPEED PLUS Angled surface The slightly angled surface allows an optimized mounting of the print head 217mm Ø 43mm ...

Page 21: ...over with stepped design The stepped print head cover allows a nearly zero distance between print head and substrate This makes it possible to work at the highest speeds Due to its design the print head is applicable for wires cables or tubes with a diameter smaller than 5 mm Application Information The cable diameter must only be 5mm so that the cable can feed through the notch of the printhead a...

Page 22: ... the print head in a slightly inclined position This will prevent the printer from becoming contaminated by bursting ink drops Due to the larger distance between print head and substrate the operation speed with the beveled print head cover is a bit lower than with the stepped print head cover The print head of the JET Rapid The slightly angled surface allows an optimized mounting of the print hea...

Page 23: ...ere displayed there Attention Using an ink that is not approved for high speed printing may result in printouts of dissatisfying quality Additionally an ink that is not approved may cause serious issues by ink contaminations of the print head 4 1 Ink selection of the High Speed Line The following tables show the inks available February 2018 JET Rapid Wire Ink JET Rapid Wire Stepped head cover JET ...

Page 24: ... more intensive cleaning With such inks rinsing the electrode block and the deflection plates with cleaning fluid may not be sufficient With such inks we recommended cleaning the deflection plates with a soft tissue in order to remove all stains and particles Attention Due to the higher printing speed of the JET RAPID printers the number of printouts per time unit may be much higher than with the ...

Page 25: ...oved In this example the ink 70000 00134 is selected and also approved for all printers of the High Speed Line except the Wire PI The appropriate default values for Max Frequency KHz Pressure mbar and Fall Time msec appears in the right area This ink can use without any problems Take over the settings by click on the button Yes Ink not approved X In this example the ink 70000 00105 is selected but...

Page 26: ...nd the ink types in depending on the selected printerype is limited The following section describes the respective changed software menus of the different printer types of the High Speed Line 5 2 Print modes of the High Speed Line 5 2 1 Available print modes for the JET Rapid Click inside the respective jobeditor on the menu settings and click on the option Printstyle Information The available pri...

Page 27: ...odes for the JET Rapid Option Speed Plus Click inside the respective jobeditor on the menu settings and click on the option Printstyle Oscillator frequency 128 KHZ Nozzle size 50µ 9 Printmodes available The 9 print modes of the JET Rapid with the option Speed Plus ...

Page 28: ...e Rapid Wire PI Click inside the respective jobeditor on the menu settings and click on the option Printstyle Oscillator frequency Rapid Wire 128 KHZ Rapid Wire PI 96 KHZ Nozzle size Rapid Wire 50 µm Rapid Wire PI 60 µm 9 Printmodes available The 9 print modes of the JET Rapid Wire PI ...

Page 29: ...s or JET Rapid Wire PI the printhead distance is 0 5 or 15 mm JET Rapid Serie JET Rapid JET Rapid Option Speed Plus JET Rapid Wire PI Standard SK6 Headcover Beveled Headcover Stepped Headcover Beveled Headcover Distance product printhead max 15mm Distance product printhead max 5mm Distance product printhead 0mm Distance product printhead max 5mm Print direction Print direction Print direction Prin...

Page 30: ... 30 faster operating speed than the JET3up with a 96 kHz oscillator frequency The JET Rapid provides also the same fonts as the JET3up Therefore the higher operating speed is available not only for a special range of high speed fonts but for the whole range of fonts If for instance a print job for the JET3up with a 32 dot high quality font allows a printing speed of 30 meter minute it will be poss...

Page 31: ...I but the quality of the print outs are not expected to be as good as well With the special design it is possible to mount the print head in a slightly inclined position This will prevent the printer from becoming contaminated by bursting ink drops See pictures below The slightly beveled surface of the head cover allows an optimized mounting of the print head Printhead position at right angle Prin...

Page 32: ... print head Due to this design the print head should only be used for substrates with a diameter smaller than 5 mm For substrates with a larger diameter or thickness it is recommended using either the beveled headcover or the printertype JET Rapid or JET Rapid with the option Speed Plus When the cable diameter is not too big it is recommend to lead the cable exactly below the outlet of the nozzle ...

Page 33: ... between print head and substrate should not be below 5 mm in order to avoid the contamination of the print head by rebounding ink drops A larger distance may have negative effects on the quality of the printouts Due to the larger distance between print head and substrate the operation speed is a bit lower than with the Wire PI with stepped headcover Whereby the difference is not based on technica...

Page 34: ...of the print head With the angled surface of the outlet side of the print head it is possible to mount the print head in a slightly inclined position The ink drops will not hit the substrate at a 90 angle Therefore the bursting ink drops will take a direction away from the outlet which will lead to less contamination of the print head Generally The distance between print head and substrate should ...

Page 35: ...uction speed The print outs of the JET Rapid are a shade lighter than the print outs of the JET3up However a quality check of the 2 D code shows that the code has the highest readability level RAPID Rapid 55 µm nozzle 28 m min JET3up 60 µm nozzle 20 m min JET Rapid with 70000 00031 ink The print samples shows that even with a small drop ink like the 70000 00031 the print quality for barcodes with ...

Page 36: ...he JET Rapid Option Speed Plus and JET Rapid Wire at 800 m min and 1000 m min printing speed JET Rapid Option Speed Plus Printout JET Rapid Option Speed Plus 800 m min 5x5 mode complete printout Printout JET Rapid Option Speed Plus 800 m min 5x5 font details JET Rapid Wire Printout JET Rapid Wire 1000 m min 3x7 tower font complete printout Printout JET Rapid Wire 1000 m min 3x7 tower font details ...

Page 37: ...frequency for example 64 KHZ the following error message occurs Troubleshooting Select a higher oscillator frequency When the nozzle size and the oscillator frequency is set on a low value for example 35µ and 64 KHz the following error message occurs Troubleshooting Increase the values of the nozzle size and the oscillator frequency ...

Page 38: ...an by the other inks In addition when using ink with sooty particles you must execute a special cleaning procedure to remove the persistent ink deposition at the guiding shaft assembly and electrode block The following section describes the respective procedure Please note Exemplary the JET Rapid is depicted and described for this instruction But of course the instruction is also valid for the oth...

Page 39: ...Page 37 Release R 1 02 High Speed Line Push carefully a tool like an allen key between the bearing block and the mounting plate ...

Page 40: ...Don t use any kind of solvent to clean the left side of the dotted line Clean the Print Head only at the correct area Right of red dotted line Attention Especially in the area of the oscillator and plug connector it is not allowed to wash with solvent When solvent enter the oscillator it could destroy this part or some malfunctions could occur Cleaning Area Solvent can be used No cleaning necessar...

Page 41: ... some special ingredients of the cleaner it is strongly recommended to flush all the cleaned parts with tap water at the end of the cleaning process Rinse off the cleaned parts with original solvent again to avoid remaining of special cleaner at the assemblies In some cases there will still remain some rest of ink into the slot from the charge electrode This could create some error messages e g ph...

Page 42: ...e bottom side of the charge electrode Rinse off the charge electrode with tap water and solvent to avoid remaining of special cleaner at the charge electrode Dry up all the print head parts with an airgun Pull the allen key carefully out of the bearing block again The bearing block is located in the home position again Install the inner cover and tighten it Don t smash or brake any cables and pipe...

Page 43: ...Page 41 Release R 1 02 High Speed Line 9 Apendix 9 1 Technical illustrations 9 1 1 JET Rapid Printhead and umbilical ...

Page 44: ...Page 42 High Speed Line Release R 1 02 Assembly overview of the printhead Printhead mechanic ...

Page 45: ...Page 43 Release R 1 02 High Speed Line 9 1 2 JET Rapid Option Speed Plus Printhead and umbilical ...

Page 46: ...Page 44 High Speed Line Release R 1 02 Assembly overview of the printhead Printhead mechanic ...

Page 47: ...Page 45 Release R 1 02 High Speed Line 9 1 3 JET Rapid Wire PI with stepped headcover Printhead and umbilical ...

Page 48: ...Page 46 High Speed Line Release R 1 02 Assembly overview of the Printhead Printhead mechanic ...

Page 49: ...Page 47 Release R 1 02 High Speed Line 9 1 4 JET Rapid Wire PI with beveled headcover Printhead and umbilical ...

Page 50: ...Page 48 High Speed Line Release R 1 02 Assembly overview of the Printhead Printhead mechanic ...

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